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![]() Mauritanian Islamists “A Comprehensive Enhancement Project for the Presidency”
Mohamed Jamil Weld-Mansour of the Islamic Movement has rejected allegations claiming that the reason there was division among the opposition"s coalition was his candidacy for the presidential elections.
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Wednesday, June 17,2009 20:37 | |||||||
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Mohamed Jamil Weld-Mansour of the Islamic Movement has rejected allegations claiming that the reason there was division among the opposition"s coalition was his candidacy for the presidential elections. "We were the last to decide, especially as our colleagues from the opposition had already had their candidates running before we had actually chosen our candidate" He pointed out that the situation now in Mauritania makes it possible for all parties to present their candidates. Weld also added that they participated in this election as independents from any alliances.
The national council of TAWASOL discussed the options of the party for the presidential elections and it had a number of proposals among it: choosing a candidate from the party or supporting one of the declared candidates since this is the first time the Islamic Movement chose one of its members to stand for the presidency elections after it had only supported candidates or participated in the provincial and parliamentary elections. The Tawasol Party which had won legitimacy in 2007 is led by Weld Mansour and includes five MP"s and more than one hundred and fifty provincial chancellors from all over Mauritania. In May 2008, two of the party members joined the government formed by the deposed Weld Sheikh Abdullah, months before the coup. Mohamed Jamil Weld Mansour is considered one of the most prominent leaders of the Islamic Movement (the school of the Muslim Brotherhood) where he has excellent relations both in Mauritania and abroad. He joined the union and began political work in the early 80"s as a freedom fighter along with other students with Islamists and many other political alliances. He also became a leader of a number of Islamic organizations such as "The initiative of Centralist Reformers"; he was later elected as head of Tawasol during its first and last conference since its establishment, with a majority in the party. |
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tags: MB / Democracy / Civil Political Party / Opposition
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